Antwerp vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$832	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$101
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	87	23
😀 Quality of life	89	16
🏙️ Population	529K	264K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 145% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 2896th and 7061st ($1640 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Belgium and Benin, respectively. Check Belgium vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 203rd and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Porto-Novo

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	Antwerp	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$5849

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502